coming up an equal opportunity for the bottom line. it is going to be another cold night across our neighborhood. that cold air will have a big impact on what form of storm we're tracking for next monday is actually going to take. >> we've been talking about this for days now. first alert meteorologist topper shutt is in the weather system keeping a close eye on this system and this has got you concerned. >> it does. i wish it would be a pure snow. we're still tracking the storm by the morning commute on monday. something will be falling from the sky. models are trending colder which equals a wintery mix, time frame 5 a.m. monday to 3 a.m. tuesday. we could see rain and/or ice probably ending as snow. all the models seem to be in agreement it will end in snow monday evening or monday night. the storm is hammering california tonight and tomorrow and then it moves off to the east. we have new fresh arctic air

into the weekend sunday. by sunday this storm is about here across the mississippi river valley and then boom, the arctic air starts to slide south. the moisture comes in. you see this little pink area, magenta? that could be the area of ice, sleet and freezing rain. we're concerned because of the freezing rain. he survived the holocaust but died just crossing the street. tonight there are questions about whether 91-year-old elijah meranski who used a walker had enough time to get from one side of the road to the other. scott broom is live in silver spring with more on this tragic chain of events. >> reporter: it is remarkably busy where this accident happened yesterday. route 29 behind me, columbia pike, 11 lanes wide for pedestrians to cross and this afternoon the aaa mid-atlantic complained that typically memorial day lights just about everywhere do not give enough

time -- typically lights just about everywhere do not give enough time to cross. the holocaust survivor could not survive u.s. 29 columbia pike crumpled on the ground after being hit by a school bus at 1:25 in the afternoon. he did not survive this. john townsend of aa says it's an example of a widespread problem. 20 to 30% of pedestrians killed nationwide are over 65 and intersections are not designed for them. >> it takes older pedestrians a lot longer to cross intersections and most intersections are not designed for older pedestrians. >> reporter: the road is so busy to legally crosswalkers must make it to the median strip halfway out in a mere 15 seconds. investigators think meranski made it this far, to the median in between the two lanes of

columbia pike, where it's likely he pushed this button to try to cross again. the crosswalk signal gave meranski14 seconds to get across these three lanes with a walker. he was struck right here in lane no. 3. it's not enough time said student ben masenga. should a 91-year-old guy in a walker try to make it across? >> no. they should have something easier for this big of a cross. >> reporter: i have to tell you when i crossed this street today, it's 15 seconds to the needian. you wait for another light cycle -- median. you wait for another light cycle, push the button and it's 15 seconds again. each time i walked briskly and barely made it across before the timer was up. the status of the investigation, montgomery county police have not determined who may have been at fault and will be looking at this intersection and of the light timing as part of their investigation. scott broom, wusa9. >> might be time for a change

there. witnesses, where are you? arlington county police are asking witnesses to come forward in the case of an accident that took the life of a mother of three young children. it was monday morning when a dump truck hit 39-year-old jennifer lawson leaning into her minivan parked along little falls road near nottingham elementary. it's believed at least two vehicles were behind that dump truck. you should have seen something if you were in those cars and if you were one of those drivers, the cops would like to chat with you. a big step for people with disabilities and those who fight for them. today hundreds lobbied lawmakers on capitol hill to end what they say is an outdated discriminatory practice by the government keeping them near the poverty line. debra alfarone explains. >> reporter: if you have a disability let's say like downs syndrome, right now you don't have the same opportunities to save tax free for college or let's say open an ira as everyone else. hundreds of members of the national downs syndrome society came here to capitol hill today to fight for the same chances

at a life. perhaps one of the most persuasive voices on capitol hill today, patty saylor. her 26-year-old son ethan died after an altercation with police at a frederick movie theater for not having a $12 ticket. she's a fighter for justice. today she fights for others with downs syndrome so they might have the life ethan will never have. >> ethan wanted the same life that his brother and sister had or were aspiring to. he wanted a wife. he wanted a car. >> reporter: but the way the tax law assists now ethan and others receiving government assistance can only save up $2,000 in a saving account, not enough for a car, wouldn't make a dent for college and not enough for an ira. chris val locallen and others -- chris van hollen and others are championing the able act. for that the national downs syndrome society gave him this award. >> we simply need the speaker

to schedule a vote on this bill and that's what today is about, really trying to bring people together and say look, we now have over 300 members of congress who signed this bill. it's time to hold a vote. >> reporter: debra alfarone, wusa9. attorney general eric holder is home resting after an up expected trip to the hospital. during a morning meeting holder experienced faintness and shortness of breath and as a precaution was taken to medstar hospital center. he's been evaluated, pronounced in good condition and sent home. there they go again, those mayoral candidates taking pot shots at each other in another one of a seemingly endless number of debates leading up to the april 21st democratic primary. our bruce leshan was there. >> reporter: in an ordinary election year with d.c.'s economy showing steady growth, incumbent mayor vincent gray might be a shoe-in for another term, but his challengers are eager to point out that gray's

three years and two months have been anything but ordinary. >> i believe that you cannot have a culture of corruption when we have this growth in our city because the 1 thing that will kill off that kind of economic development in d.c. is a corrupt government. >> reporter: the mayor has said repeatedly that he knew nothing of a shadow campaign that may have helped him win in 2010, but at a debate at gw his leading opponent kept dropping hints. >> investigations in the mayor's office to make sure that all public officials would be held accountable to a strict standard of conduct and now we have an independent ethics board. >> reporter: mayor gray ignored the jabs focusing instead on the businesses he has lured to the city like the wal-mart that's going into the sky land neighborhood in southeast. >> after 28 years of promises to the people on the east end of this city the sky land shopping center will finally come to fruition because of the work on this administration on

economic development. >> reporter: the mayor crowed under his watch the city is running a $139 million surplus in next year's budget, but there was plenty of decigram on what to do -- disagreement on what to do with that money. >> i'm intending to hang onto it and not spend it. >> there's times where we need a tax cut when we're running surpluses. that's not just found lottery money. >> reporter: one thing that is clear? the arguing is likely to continue until election day just over four weeks from now. bruce leshan, wusa9. >> there were plenty of things all the candidates agreed on. they all support decriminalizing marijuana and they're all in favor of more money for the metro. i coming up next a warning to -- coming up next a warning to russia from the white house. >> if you thought it was below average today, you are correct. we managed to get above 40, though, 43 and 25 goes in the books, averages 50 and 33,

record 77 and 8. coming back we'll look ahead to the week

we're following developments on the escalating tensions in the ukraine. protesters waving russian flags rallied outside a ukrainian parliament building after armed gunmen took control of the building. it was an act of defiance aimed at the ukraine's new pro west government and it came as

thousands of russian troops and warplanes scrambled for war games between the two countries. u.s. leaders warn they are keeping an eye on what's happening. >> we will watch very carefully and very hopefully that russia will join us in the effort to help shore up the economy, hold the country together and provide a road forward. >> ukraine's ousted president is reported to be in moscow under the protection of the russian government, but he still is claiming to be the ukraine's leader. i have seen the sign and it says do not tailgate. if you cross the bay bridge this summer, that is just one of the brand-new signs you'll see along the way, signs that tell you the speed, warning you of congestion ahead and all sorts of things. they're part of a safety project that is getting underway. one more thing. it will be mandatory to have your headlights on at all times while you're riding on the bay bridge. we've got your pothole warning of the day. this one is compliments of mary

gaffney of northwest. casada street is a hazard and, mary, you are so right. there's some craters in the 32 and 3400 blocks that would shake the mightiest of vehicles. never mind your nerves. so we put in a please fix it order to the district's department of public works. with any luck those potholes ought to be filled by march 4th. do you have a pothole to let us know about? log onto tellwusa9.com, fill in as much location in goal as you can. cross streets help. you can also load a picture. we thank you for that. president obama launches a highly personal campaign to help break down barriers for young men of color. i'm crai

president obama is making good on a promise way new push to tear down longstanding -- with a new push to tear down longstanding barriers facing minority youth. >> he's unveiling a new initiative that is post powerful and personal. craig boswell reports from the white house. >> reporter: young minority men join the nation's first

black president as he launched a new effort to help them succeed. >> we need to change the statistics, not just for the sake of the young men and boys, but for the sake of america's future. >> reporter: president obama's my brother's keeper initiative will put money and muscle behind programs helping at risk youth stay in school and out of jail, programs like chicago's becoming a man which brought these young men to the white house. >> basically became a family and stuff, people i can talk to at all times. >> reporter: a number of foundations have entered the call to action with about $150 million for education, juvenile justice reform and job opportunities. >> this is a moral issue for our country. >> reporter: trayvon martin's death two years ago brought renewed focus on the issue for the president. the white house says by 4th grade 86% of black male students are below reading proficiency levels compared to 58% for whites. the unemployment level for

black men is almost double that of whites. >> being here is like getting a second chance. >> reporter: these young men found a home, educational training and help at maryland house. >> they're preparing us for a real world. >> reporter: a real world with obstacles president obama hopes his task force will tear down giving many young men the opportunity to reach their potential. >> business and city leaders have announced pledges of $200 million over the next five years and will finalize the infrastructure for the new investment over the next 90 days. first lady michelle obama is applauding the nation's second largest for profit child care provider for adopting her health eating and activity guidelines. mrs. obama held the kids in a workout at la petite academy center in bowie today, one of 900 daycare centers offered by the learning care group. those centers announced they will limit tv and computer time for the kids and they will

eliminate fried foods, serve fruit and vegetables at every meal, replace sugary juice with low fat milk and provide at least an hour of daily physical activity. made in the usa, the name of a new art exhibit boasting more than 200 pieces of art by over 100 american artists like ed hopper and mark roscoe. it opens saturday. admission is 12 bucks for adults. the kids get in free. >> i remember being dragged around in museums. >> i do, too. >> you can't handle a little bit of culture now? >> there might be something left. >> deep down. we are looking at fresh arctic air tonight and tomorrow and we reload again next week. that's the problem. let's start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, back in the 30s, 35 at national, relative humidity 27%, indoor relative humidity 8%. you don't think your hands are cracking for a reason, they

are. winds north, northwest at 26, but they will die down slowly tonight. satellite picture radar combined, here's this monster storm in the west. this will be the same storm that hammers california tonight and tomorrow. there are all kinds of flood watches and winter storm warnings. this will move across the country and potentially hammer us on monday. in the meantime a little frontal boundary went through. that's allowing fresh arctic air to drain back into the metro area. we'll talk about this a lot the next three days. snow versus sleet, when you go up in the atmosphere, it gets colder. that's a normal atmosphere and you get snow. you get these intrusions of warm air and that's when you get different types of precipitation. so when the precipitation falls through here, it melts and refreezes. that's sleet. we can deal with sleet to some extent. we don't want a larger area of warmer air. then the snow melts through this layer and then it falls

liquid and freezes on contact. that's freezing rain. that's what we want to avoid monday. right now we're trending more towards sleet and snow, but there is still freezing rain in the forecast for monday. temperature 28 now in gaithersburg, frederick, 32 in leesburg. factor in the winds feels like 22 downtown, feels like the teens in gaithersburg up toward frederick, feels like 20 in leesburg. if you go out tonight, you need a full everything, hat, gloves, scarf, the whole bit, even colder tonight, single digits possible north and west, bus stop temperatures 9 to 25. very cold tomorrow fortunately light winds. break it down. teens to start, 20s by 11:00, 25 by 1:00, full sun. saturday we're in good shame, partly sunny, 45 and even better -- shape, partly sunny, 45 and even better on sunday 50, showers developing late sunday, rain possible late sunday night. that could turn into our winter storm monday with snow or sleet or freezing rain. we get back into tuesday where

we get cold in the 30s tuesday and wednesday and thursday in the mid-40s. march can be a crazy month and it will be. >> yeah. coming up tonight in your only local news at 7:00 another company comes forward with concerns about your personal information. >> plus do you were your s.a.t. scores? why you may have to even if it's been a minute or two since college. >> and just four words, self- destructing cell phone, i cannot wait to explain that at 7:00. coming your way in sports we're on the eve of the nats first spring training game. >> we'll hear from the guys as they prepare to finally start playing baseba

now game on with kristen berset. >> the days of world series or busts are gone. 2014 is a new start for the washington nationals new mindset, new manager who simply asked his players to trust in the process. over the last couple weeks the guys in the nats clubhouse seem to be buying into what matt williams is preaching and tomorrow we'll get our first look as the nationals take the field for their first spring game against the mets. this was an excruciatingly long offseason after last year's disaster. it comes as no surprise near eager to -- they're eager to start playing. >> the offseason is good. with the long season the first month or so is nice and then you start to work out a little bit. then you start to get a little

bored and like every week that goes by you kind of look forward to being here a little bit more. nfl free agency begins march 11th. the redskins resigned lineman chris baker to a three year deal. baker is coming off a career year with 27 tackles and a sack. in a move to create more salary cap room, vontae leach and mcclain were released to free up about $5 million. this time of year we're talking about the georgetown hoyas and their comiup trip to the ncaa tournament more often than not, but this year is different. at 16-11 the hoyas are on the tournament bubble and need a strong push to increase their chances to play in the big dance. the last three regular season games are against top conference games. the hoyas won five of their last seven games and travel to marquette tonight in a key conference showdown. >> it is different. normally we'd be pretty

comfortable right now, but we still can play our way in. we just have to go out and do that. the washington capitals play their first post olympic game tonight in florida taking on the panthers. the capitals were 5-2-1 before the break. alex ovechkin leads the league with 40 goals looking to find his groove again after sochi didn't go so well for him. and your final chance to vote in our high school game of the week poll, three basketball games. text the code of the game you want to 25543. we will announce the winner tonight at 11:00. we want any of those baltimore leftovers, running backs? >> no. >> okay. just a thought. >> they never give away anyone good for free. >> eyexpensive. looking at a very cold night, single digits in the burbs. we'll update the winter storm monday at 7:00. >> that's it for us. the cbs evening news is coming up next. >> i'll be back with jan jeffcoat for your only local news at 7:00. we'll see you then.

>> o'donnell: tonight, the battle for ukraine. gunmen seize a government building and raise the russian flag as moscow sends fighter jets to the border. clarissa ward and david martin report. the midwest hasn't been this cold in three decades. fears of mudslides force evacuations in california. jamie yuccas and ben tracy on the weather extremes. the federal government investigates a deadly defect in g.m. cars, seven years after being alert to the problem. jeff glor met the family of the first victim. >> she's still gone. and it's still their fault for not fixing the problem. >> o'donnell: and major garrett on the president's plan to put minority men on t